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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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